
NBA Election Controversy: Badejo-Okusanya braces for the storm, pledges reforms
The outgoing President of the NBA, Osigwe, SAN, denied any alleged influence over the election, insisting the electoral committee, which he said was validated by the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the association, operated independently.
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The 2026 national officers’ election of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has remained a talking point, driven by a series of historical parallels and precedents that have evoked mixed reactions among legal practitioners across the country.
Akangbe kicks against poll outcome Akangbe, SAN, a former Chairman of the Lagos branch of the association, had, while the election was ongoing, written an emergency protest letter demanding immediate suspension of the process.
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